Wagon-brake



R. T. EASLEY.

WAGON BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY [8. I917.

1,314,469. Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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R. T. EASLEY.

WAGON BRAKE.

APPLICATION man JULY I8. 19!].

1,314,469. Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALEIGH THOMAS E ASLEY, 0F TIPLERSVII LE, MISSISSIPPI.

WAGON-BRAKE.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RALEIGH THOMAS EASLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tiplersville, in the county of Tippah and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in lVagon- Brakes, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention relates to vehicle brakes, and more particularly to that class thereunder known as wagon brakes.

One of the obj ects of the invention resides in the production of a brake of the above stated character wherein means are employed for manually operating the brakes, whereby when the vehicle is descending a hill and the same runs on to the animals, the brakes may be set to facilitate an automatic locking of the wheels.

l urthermore, I contemplate the provision of a brake of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form, permitting the application thereof to a vehicle without any changing or alteration in its usual. construction, and the brakes will be successfully operated when the occasion so requires. 7

A further object of the invention is the provision of a brake of this character which is extremely simple in construction, durable and eflicient in use, strong and inexpensive in the manufacture and installation. I

\Vith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts which will hereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wagon showing the brakes constructed in accordance with the invention applied;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the body of the wagon removed therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation;

Fig. 4; is a View similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the automatic locking of the brake shoes with the wheels; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A and B designate respectively the front and rear axles whiclrsupport bolsters C, and D and E are the front and rear wheels which are journaled upon the spindles of the axles as usual, while the reach pole F is secured to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed July 18, 1917. Serial No. 181,356.

the rear bolster C and braced by the hounds G. all of which are of the ordinary and suitable construction of vehicle.

5 denotes a cross beam which supports the brake levers and brake mechanism to be hereinafter referred to.

The cross beam in this particular instance is supported upon the braces and reach pole, and provided with suitablespaced bearings G for supporting the brake hanger 7 thereon for rocking movement, and this hanger is terminally provided with L-shaped arms 8, on the threaded horizontal portion 9 of which is fixedly secured brake shoes 10 through the medium of a suitable fastening device 11 threadedly connected to the horizontal portions 9 of said arms. The character 13 denotes a link which operates in a transfer slot 12, and this link has its lower end pivotally connected in the forked end i 14 of the brake operating rod 15 through the At this point, it -is to be noted that the mounting of the hanger with relation to the rear wheels of the vehicle positions the shoes above the horizontal center of the wheels.

The arms 8 of the brake hanger are moved to a released position automatically through the employment of a coiled spring 19 connected at one end in the hooked extremity 20 of the hook 21, and said hook is pivotally connected to the upper extremity of the link 13 by a pin 22 traversing the fork-shaped end 23 of the hook and projecting through the upper end of the link 13. Pivotally mounted on the bolster as at 24: is a manually controlled means for setting the brakes to facilitate an automatic or manual operation thereof. To this end, I provide a lever 25 pivotally mounted on the bolster for horizontal swinging movement, provided at its forward end with an outwardly inclined shank having pivotally connected at its free end a hook member 27 similar to the hook carried by the brake hanger, and in the free end thereof is connected the opposite end of the coiled spring 19. This second or latter referred to hook member operates in a transverse slot 28 formed in the bolster and operating in a longitudinal plane with the riphery of the wheel D, the operator releases the lever 25 from its keeper 29, permitting the brake shoes 10 to'drop incontact with Further, the

the periphery of the Wheels. spring 19 serving as a flexible connection, duringthis operation of the brake, facilitates the shoes to gradually bind or look with the periphery of the wheel;

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of construction'and the method of operation will be readily. apparent to those skilled in the art to which theinvention relates, and while I have described the principles'of operation-of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I

desire-to have it understood that thedev-iceshown ismerely illustr-ative,and that such changes may bemade when desired as are within the scope of the. appended claims.

WVhat is claimedas new, is-:

1. In a vehicle brake,- the combination witha-slotted cross beam, of abrakehanger journaled upon the brakebeam for rock ing, movement, a link carried by the'brake hanger and working inthe slot of the beam,

an operating rod pivotally connected to thelower end of the link, a manually controlled rock shaft,,means for pivotally connecting the opposite end of the operating rod to said-shaft, and a brake setting device pivotally connected to one of the vehicle bolsters and having connection withthe opposite end of 'said link, and a springhaving connectionv with the brake setting device and said hanger.

2. A vehicle brake" embodying a brake hanger mounted for? horizontal rocking movement, brake shoes carried by the" hanger, meansfor manually operating, the

brake shoes in one direction, a brake. setting lever, a; spring connected with the: brake setting; lever and the brakehanger, and means connected with the brake setting means to permit oflthe brakes being thrown into locked position; by theengagement of the vehicle Wheels therewith.

3.; In a. vehicle brake, the: combination with reach barrand a bolster, of a brake hanger mounted. uponlthereachbar for hori- ZODlZZLl2-I'OOk1Hg; movement, a manually controlled 'rocktshaft an operatl-ngrod connectingcthe brake-ihanger with said rock shaft;

a lever pivotally connected-to the vehicle bolster, a member pivotally connected to the free extremity; of said lever'and operating in.- a slot. of! the bolster, v and a1 spring conneoted atone end-to said member andat its opposite: end to the brake hanger.

In testimony whereof! I: afiix my signature.

RALEIGH THOMAS EA-S'LEY,

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